In 1966, Friendship Presbyterian Church completed the construction of a new education building.  The congregation was excited to be able to fulfill a long-held dream of beginning a day school for the community. Under the leadership of our minister, the Rev. Claude Allen who had preschool children, the church established the Friendship Presbyterian Preschool as an outreach mission to the community.

Beginning in the autumn of 1966, with one teacher, Jeanne Dixon, and 15 children, ages three, four and five, the school started in two rooms of the Friendship Presbyterian Educational Building. Tuition was set at $18.00 per month for a weekly three-day program, and $16.00 for the two-day program. Registration was $7.50.

Through the years, the school has grown to an enrollment of over 150 students. We have grown from two to nine classes, including one in the afternoon and we now offer a music class to our students. Our faculty has expanded to eight lead teachers and eight assistant teachers and a full time director. During the 2006-2007 school year, we celebrated our 40th anniversary.

Many teachers, directors/teachers, assistant teachers and church members have contributed to the tradition of excellence that has become the hallmark of Friendship Presbyterian Preschool.  Since the beginning, friendship Presbyterian Church has been committed to the preschool as a mission of serving the families of the community. A church committee with at least one active elder has always established policy for and overseen the activities of the school.

Elder Jane Towles, Chair of Friendship Presbyterian Preschool Advisory Board, and Kelly Jones, Director of the Friendship Presbyterian Preschool, want to thank all the Advisory Board members, parents, grandparents and church members who have devoted countless hours of volunteer service to the school.

The philosophy of the school is that early childhood should be a time of fun, warmth, security, exploring, and discovery.